Keynote Conference & Exhibition Day Two -
11 February 2026
09:15 - WELCOME FROM THE ORGANISER
PRECIOUS METALS, ENERGY & STRATEGIC COMMODITIES
09:20 - 09:50
PRESENTATION: INDIA’S RARE EARTH MARKET OUTLOOK
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Arun M Vijayan
Vertical Head, Metals, Minerals and Mining, Beroe-Inc, India
09:50 - 10:30
PANEL DISCUSSION: DEMAND FOR CRITICAL MINERALS & REES IN INDIA
Anish Narang
Managing Director, Karavan Free Trade, India (Session Chair)
Harendra Saksena
Chief Procurement Officer, Ather Energy, India
Dr. Deependra Singh
Former Chairman & Managing Director, IREL (India) Limited India
Ashish Priyadarshi
VP, New Business Development, Dixon Technologies, India
10:30 - 11:10
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
11:10 - 11:30
PRESENTATION: THE LONG GAME - GOLD, SILVER, AND SUSTAINABLE INVESTING
Dr. Renisha Chainani
Head of Research, Augmont - Gold For All, India
SUPPLY CHAIN, SUSTAINABILITY & RESPONSIBLE MINING RECYCLING, PROCESSING
11:30 - 12:30
PANEL DISCUSSION: NAVIGATING THROUGH A WAVE OF CHALLENGES TO SUPPORT & BUILD A SUPPLY CHAIN FOR STRATEGIC COMMODITIES AND FURTHER ATTRACT INVESTMENTS WITHIN THE MINING SECTOR
Debabrata Das
Assistant Professor (Geology), Centre of Advance Study in Geology, Panjab University, India (Session Chair)
Harendra Saksena
Chief Procurement Officer, Ather Energy, India
Dr. Renisha Chainani
Head of Research, Augmont - Gold For All, India
Arun M Vijayan
Vertical Head, Metals, Minerals and Mining, Beroe-Inc, India
Aseem Trivedi
Founder & CEO, Novasensa, India
12:30 - 14:00
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
ENERGY STORAGE, EV REVOLUTION & CLEAN ENERGY
14:00 - 14:20
PRESENTATION: NOVASENSA'S HYDROMETALLURGICAL APPROACH - INDIA'S ROUTE TO CRITICAL MINERAL SELF-RELIANCE
Aseem Trivedi
Founder & CEO, Novasensa, India
14:20 - 14:40
PRESENTATION: FROM RESOURCES TO RESILIENCE - INDIA’S STRATEGIC POSITION IN CRITICAL MINERALS AND CLEAN ENERGY
Debabrata Das
Assistant Professor (Geology), Centre of Advance Study in Geology, Panjab University, India
14:40- 15:00
PRESENTATION: EXPLORING HOW MAJOR MINING COMPANIES IN AMERICAS ARE LOOKING AT CRITICAL MINERALS SUPPLY CHAINS & HOW INDIA CAN SUPPORT THOSE PROCESSING FACILITIES
Abhi Parmar
Senior Associate- Mining & Metals, United States
15:00 - 15:30
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
RECYCLING, PROCESSING, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUSTAINABILITY & RESPONSIBLE MINING
15:30 - 15:50
PRESENTATION: THE ROLE OF RECYCLING FOR CRITICAL MINERALS AS PART OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Sandeep Kumar Asarapalli
Research Scholar, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), India
15:50 - 16:10
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: EXAMINING THE CURRENT STATE OF NICKEL MINING INDUSTRY IN THE INDONESIA - KEY EXPLORATION TRENDS, INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES & GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
Meidy Katrin Lengkey
Secretary General, Indonesia Nickel Mining Association, Indonesia
16:10
CLOSING REMARKS & END OF CONFERENCE